Big 8 Split Inc. Announces Quarterly Dividends on Preferred and Capital Shares

TORONTO, ONTARIO, Apr 07 (MARKET WIRE) --
Big 8 Split Inc. (TSX: BIG.A)(TSX: BIG.PR.B) announced today that it has
declared a quarterly dividend on its Class B Preferred Shares of $0.21
per Class B Preferred Share and on its Class A Capital Shares of $0.10
per Class A Capital Share. The dividends on both the Class B Preferred
Shares and Class A Capital Shares are payable on June 12, 2009 to holders
of record on May 29, 2009.

Big 8 Split was established to generate dividend income for the Preferred
Shares while providing holders of the Capital Shares, with a leveraged
opportunity to participate in capital appreciation from a portfolio of
common shares of Bank of Montreal, The Bank of Nova Scotia, Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce, Royal Bank of Canada, The Toronto-Dominion
Bank, Great-West Lifeco Inc., Manulife Financial Corporation, and Sun
Life Financial Inc. Information concerning Big 8 Split Inc. is available
on our website at www.tdsponsoredcompanies.com.

The Capital Shares and Preferred Shares of Big 8 Split are listed on the
Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbols BIG.A and BIG.pr.B respectively.

Contacts:
Big 8 Split Inc.
Investor Relations
416-982-2865

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